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T179 Test Method for Effect of Heat and Air on Asphalt Materials (Thin-Film Oven<br />

Test)<br />

T240 Test Method for the Effect of Heat and Air on a Moving Film of Asphalt<br />

(Rolling Thin Film Oven Test)<br />

2.2 ASTM Standards:<br />

E220 Method for Calibration of Thermocouples by Comparison Techniques<br />

2.3 DIN Standards:<br />

43760<br />

3. TERMINOLOGY<br />

3.1 Definitions<br />

3.1.1 asphalt binder, n--an asphalt-based cement that is produced from petroleum<br />

residue either with or without the addition of non-particulate organic modifiers.<br />

3.1.2 in-service, adj--refers to aging of the asphalt binder that occurs in the pavement<br />

as a result of the combined effects of time, traffic and the environment.<br />

4. SUMMARY OF TEST METHOD<br />

4.1 Asphalt binder is first aged using T240 (RTFOT) or T179 (TFOT). A specified<br />

thickness of residue, from the RTFOT or TFOT, is then placed (or left) in standard TFOT<br />

(T179) stainless steel pans and aged at the specified aging temperature for 20 hours in a<br />

vessel pressurized with air to 2.10 MPa. Aging temperature is selected according to the<br />

grade of the asphalt binder.<br />

5. SIGNIFICANCE AND USE<br />

5.1 This method is designed to simulate the oxidative aging that occurs in asphalt<br />

binders during pavement service. Residue from this test may be used to estimate the physical<br />

or chemical properties of an asphalt binder after five to ten years of aging in the field.<br />

5.2 Asphalt binders aged using PP1 are used to determine specification properties in<br />

accordance with MP1. The asphalt binder is aged with the RTFOT or TFOT prior to this<br />

conditioning step. Tank asphalt binders, as well as RTFOT or TFOT, and residue from this<br />

test are used to determine specification properties in accordance with MP1.<br />

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